The Board denied a rating in excess of 10 percent for the veteran's temporomandibular joint dysfunction, finding that his range of motion did not meet the criteria for an evaluation higher than 10 percent.
The deciding factor: The VA dental examiner found no disability effect on everyday activities and no ancillary problems due to the dental condition.
- Claimed conditions
- temporomandibular joint dysfunction
- How they argued it
- Direct service connection
- Exposure basis
- None
- Rating assigned
- 10%
- Decision date
- May 10, 2001
- Citation
- 0113352
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What this means for you
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What you can do next
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